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Oliver C. Stringham

Programming

Data analysis

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Last updated on 2022-03-05.

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Oliver C. Stringham

PhD, Data Scientist & Scientific Researcher

I apply scientific rigor and curiosity to solving data science problems.

Professional Experience

Data Scientist

Freelance (UpWork & Contract Work)

USA & Australia

2020 - present

  • Machine Learning models to predict daily number of orders for retail company
  • Spatial optimization to determine zones for delivery trucks
  • Spatial clustering methods to categorize property evaluation
  • Quantitative analysis of country-level deforestation rates from spatial data

Research Associate (Postdoctoral)

The University of Adelaide

Adelaide, Australia

2019 - present

  • Applied data science principles to researching wildlife trade
  • Coded over 80 webscrapers to collect data of online wildlife trade
  • Created/maintained MySQL database of >6 million records for wildlife trade
  • Machine learning tools (text classification) to process online data
  • Created web application with python (Flask) for Australian gov’t
  • Communicated results in reports, papers, and talks
  • Supervised and lead a team of skilled professionals

PhD Researcher & Teaching Assistant

Rutgers University

New Jersey, USA

2015 - 2018

  • Researched the online pet trade of reptiles and their invasion risk
  • Taught courses: General Biology, Ornithology, Plant Ecology
  • Worked in an interdisciplinary international team of scientists

Geospatial (GIS) Technician

New Jersey Depart. of Fish & Wildlife

New Jersey, USA

2015

  • Performed geospatial analyses for endangered species programs
  • Used python to automate geospatial processes previously done manually

Geospatial (GIS) Analyst

Harbor & Estuary Program, Hudson River Foundation

New York, USA

2015

  • Performed spatial analyses regarding public access to waterways in NYC/NJ

Education

Rutgers University

PhD in Ecology & Evolution

New Jersey, USA

2018

Rutgers University

BS in Environmental Science
Certificate in GIS (Geographic Information Systems)

New Jersey, USA

2014

Technical Papers

Text classification to streamline online wildlife trade analyses

PLOS ONE

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2021

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0254007

A guide to using the internet to study the wildlife trade

Conservation Biology

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2020

https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13675 (PDF)

19 scientific papers, >200 citations

Google Scholar Profile

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